Keely Hodgkinson has been topped with a £20,000 tiara by tennis nice Serena Williams after her newest success in New York.
Staff GB’s 800m famous person gained an all-female Athlos meet in the USA with a formidable time of 1:56:53.
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Hodgkinson ended her season with victory, ending in entrance of fellow Brit Georgia Hunter Bell and St. Vincent’s Shafiqua Maloney.
This was solely her sixth occasion of the 12 months resulting from spending trip injured after a hamstring tear was adopted by different setbacks.
The 23-year-old was again on the observe a couple of weeks after being denied gold on the World Athletics Championships in September.
And she or he was in a position to bounce again and declare glory – receiving an additional particular prize within the Large Apple, as a substitute of a gold medal.
On the Athlos assembly, issues labored in another way than standard, with dwell music being performed and a celebration environment within the stands.
One other change from the norm was the rewards too, with £20,000 Tiffany & Co. crowns being handed out to winners.
It meant Hodgkinson left with an costly, glitzy prize, with it being handed over to her by a sporting icon.
Tennis legend Williams, who’s married to Athlos founder Alexis Ohanian, was in attendance to crown winners.
Talking after her win, Hodgkinson mentioned: “I’ve barely raced this season, so it was in all probability much less of a battle for me to go on the market and need to give it one thing.
“The environment out there’s loopy, so it was actually, actually enjoyable.”

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Ending on a excessive
Hodgkinson’s season has ended with a £20,000 reward, in a end result that helped her return to successful methods.
She started her athletics marketing campaign in August with two wins in Poland and Switzerland within the Diamond League.
That set the Olympic champion up properly for the World Athletics Championships, bringing her again to health after harm.
Hodgkinson gained her warmth and her semi-final with ease, however issues did not go to plan within the closing.
She was solely in a position to choose up bronze on the Worlds, with Hunter Bell swooping in to seal the silver medal.
Kenya’s Lilian Odira took the gold, however regardless of that, after successful her final race of the season, Hodgkinson made positive to finish on a excessive.

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New problem forward
With this athletics season coming to an in depth, all eyes will quickly be shifting onto the following.
And for Hodgkinson, she may have a brand new rival within the 800m.
5-time 400m hurdles gold medallist, Femke Bol, is making a serious profession change to pursue success in a brand new occasion.
Regardless of Bol admitting it will likely be ‘unfamiliar territory’, she is going to hope to problem Hodgkinson and co. for glory.
On the Dutch star’s change, Hodgkinson mentioned: “I actually cannot wait to compete together with her. She’s chosen an occasion that is been going very well in recent times. She’s operating some wonderful instances.
“I commend Femke for her brave resolution. I believe she has the expertise to do very effectively within the 800 meters.”